John Company

Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14 (Analysis of Reports of Unidentified Aerial Objects)

CIA-UAP-015 · page 167 of 312

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TABLE A90 EVALUATION OF UNIT SIGHTINGS BY DURATION OF SIGHTING, 1948

Evaluation | 5 SECONDS AND LESS | 6-10 SECONDS | 11-30 SECONDS | 31-60 SECONDS
Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent
Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total
0-Balloon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
1-Astronomical | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20.0 | 32.0 | 52.0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 28.6 | 14.3 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
2-Aircraft | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0
3-Light Phenom. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
4-Birds | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
6-Insuffic. Info. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0
7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
8-Unknown | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 28.6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
9-Other | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0
Total | 16 | 9 | 25 | 64.0 | 36.0 | 100. | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3 | 35.7 | 100. | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6 | 44.4 | 100. | 4 | 6 | 4 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.

Evaluation | 61 SECONDS - 5 MINUTES | 6-30 MINUTES | OVER 30 MINUTES | NOT STATED
Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent
Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total
0-Balloon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 22.2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6.7 | 26.7 | 33.4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7.7 | 3.1 | 10.8
1-Astronomical | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 22.2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 26.7 | 0.0 | 26.7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 15.4 | 23.1 | 38.5
2-Aircraft | 3 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 13.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 10.8
3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5
4-Birds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.6
5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
6-Insuffic. Info. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 15.4 | 0.0 | 15.4
7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
8-Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 6.2
9-Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 10.8
Total | 7 | 2 | 9 | 77.8 | 22.2 | 100. | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3 | 46.7 | 100. | 12 | 0 | 12 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100. | 38 | 27 | 65 | 58.5 | 41.5 | 100.

TABLE A91 EVALUATION OF UNIT SIGHTINGS BY DURATION OF SIGHTING, 1949

Evaluation | 5 SECONDS AND LESS | 6-10 SECONDS | 11-30 SECONDS | 31-60 SECONDS
Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent
Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total
0-Balloon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
1-Astronomical | 6 | 56 | 62 | 8.7 | 81.2 | 89.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 60.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 25.0
2-Aircraft | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20.0 | 9.0 | 20.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 16.7
3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
4-Birds | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 16.7
5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
6-Insuffic. Info. | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 8.3
7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
8-Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 28.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 33.3
9-Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Total | 10 | 59 | 69 | 14.5 | 85.5 | 100. | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1 | 42.9 | 100. | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0 | 30.0 | 100. | 12 | 0 | 12 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.

Evaluation | 61 SECONDS - 5 MINUTES | 6-30 MINUTES | OVER 30 MINUTES | NOT STATED
Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent | Number | Per Cent
Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total | Certain | Doubtful | Total
0-Balloon | 6 | 1 | 7 | 22.2 | 3.7 | 25.9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 16.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 3.9
1-Astronomical | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 27.3 | 9.1 | 36.4 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 21.1 | 18.4 | 39.5
2-Aircraft | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11.1 | 7.4 | 18.5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 10.5 | 3.9 | 14.4
3-Light Phenom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
4-Birds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
5-Clouds, Dust, etc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
6-Insuffic. Info. | 6 | 0 | 6 | 22.2 | 0.0 | 22.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 22.4 | 0.0 | 22.4
7-Psychological | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2.6
8-Unknown | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14.8 | 0.0 | 14.8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 29.2 | 0.0 | 29.2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 36.4 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 14.5 | 0.0 | 14.5
9-Other | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2.6
Total | 20 | 7 | 27 | 74.1 | 25.9 | 100. | 19 | 5 | 24 | 79.2 | 20.8 | 100. | 9 | 2 | 11 | 91.8 | 18.2 | 100. | 59 | 17 | 76 | 77.6 | 22.4 | 100.

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